Learning+Modules

Module 1: Introduction to PLN's

 * 1) Introduction to PLN's
 * 2) Ethics & Privacy
 * 3) Information Literacy (sifting, organizing, analyzing validity of information)
 * 4) Networking & Netiquette (making & maintaining connections)
 * 5) How to use your PLN (asking for help, ideas, feedback; connecting with others; learning from others)

Module 2: PLN Tools

 * 1) Information Aggregation: RSS Readers
 * 2) Information Aggregation: Social Bookmarking
 * 3) Social media tools: Twitter
 * 4) Social media tools: Edmodo
 * 5) Social media tools: Ning

Module 3: Sustaining the PLN: Part I

 * 1) Refining the RSS Reader
 * 2) Collecting and Sharing Resources Through Diigo
 * 3) Participating in the Twitterverse
 * 4) Using Subject Communities in Edmodo
 * 5) Ning vs. Edmodo

Module 4: Sustaining the PLN: Part II

 * 1) Asking for help
 * 2) Asking for ideas
 * 3) Asking for feedback
 * 4) Connecting with and learning from others
 * 5) Sharing your expertise
 * 6) 7 Degrees of Connectedness